Hugs
Submitted by Jules on January 21 2000 at 11:30:57
In reply to Here is a thought... Submitted by Compassion on January 21 2000 at 03:07:52
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Wow! The thought of being brought up with lots of hugs and kisses... If only... It's taken me a long while to get used to the idea of hugging friends, but there's actually quite a lot of it going on where I am now, between guys, and it's really therepeutic. Physical contact without it being presumed to be 'sexual' in the way people normally think of it. Philia and even eros, without epithymia. That's what we all need. In case it's all Greek to you, I'm using these definitions: philia: friendship, spiritual intimacy eros: physical desire, body intimacy epithymia: sexual desire, libido, genital intimacy Read James B. Nelson, Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology, for more about the importance of the physical dimension of spirituality. His other books look good as well... Well, {{{hugs}}} to all of you. With love, Jules |